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<h1>Setup Energia on Windows</h1>

<p>Need help? The Energia <a href="http://www.43oh.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=38" target="_blank">discussion forum</a> is hosted on 43oh.com.
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<h2>Installing the LaunchPad drivers</h2>
<p>To use Energia you will need to have the LaunchPad drivers installed.
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<p>If TI's Code Composer Studio 5.x with MSP430 suport is already installed on your computer then the drivers are already installed. Skip to the next step.
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<li>Download the LaunchPad drivers for Windows: <a href="https://github.com/energia/Energia/raw/gh-pages/files/EZ430-UART.zip" target="_blank">LaunchPad CDC drivers zip file for Windows 32 and 64 bit</a></li>
<li>Unzip and double click DPinst.exe for Windows 32bit or DPinst64.exe for Windows 64 bit.</li>
<li>Follow the installer instructions.</li>
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<h4><a class='wikilink' href='Guide_MacOSX.html'>Mac OS X Users</a> & <a class='wikilink' href='Guide_Linux.html'>Linux Users</a></h4>


<h2>Download Energia</h2>
<p>The most recent release of Energia can be downloaded from the <a class="important" href="http://energia.nu/download" target="_blank">download</a> page.
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<p>Double click and extract the energia-0101EXXXX-windows.zip file to a desired location.
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<h2>Starting Energia</h2>
<p>Double click Energia.exe (Windows users). Energia will start and an empty Sketch window will appear.
<img src="../reference/img/EnergiaMainWindow.png"></p>
<h2>Selecting the Serial Port</h2>


<p>Select <i><b>Serial Port</b></i> from the <i><b>Tools</b></i> menu to view the available serial ports. On windows, they will be listed as COMXXX port and usually a higher number is the LaunchPad com port. 
<br /><br /><img src="../reference/img/EnergiaSerialPort.png"></p><p>For more on configuring your Launchpad for serial communication, see <a class="internal present" href="../reference/Serial.html">Serial Communication</a></p>

<h2>Selecting the Board</h2>


<p>To select the board or rather the msp430 in your LaunchPad, select <i><b>Board</b></i> from the <i><b>Tools</b></i> menu and choose the board that matched the msp430 in the LaunchPad.
<br /><br /><img src="../reference/img/EnergiaBoardSelect.png"></p>
<h2>Uploading Your First Blinky Sketch</h2>


<p>To load the Blinky example into the editor, select Blink from the <i><b>Blink</b></i> from the <i><b>File-&gt;Examples-&gt;1.Basics</b></i> menu.
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To compile and upload the Sketch to the LaunchPad click the Upload button.
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If all is well then the green LED on your LaunchPad is happily blinking. Congratulations, you have uploaded your first Sketch. Energia includes many more examples to get you started with your electronic project. Need help? The Energia <a href="http://www.43oh.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=38" target="_blank">discussion forum</a> is hosted on 43oh.com.</p>

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